to be absorbed in reading
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to cease; to stop; to be over
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
if you curse someone, dig two graves
in the end; at the end of the day
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
defense; defence; protection
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
that is to say; so that means
about; concerning; related to; -ish
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
river; stream; River; the ... river